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battered person syndrome en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio

Etymology

A more recent, gender-neutral formulation based on battered woman syndrome.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A legal defense according to which a murderer had no choice but to kill their violent partner in response to cumulative abuse rather than a single provocation.